A California appellate court reinstated a negligence suit against a general contractor by a subcontractor’s injured employee, finding there was a triable question as to
… Read more »The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board failed to provide a sufficient explanation for its reasoning in a dispute over an award
… Read more »Lawmakers in Washington state passed a bill that would specify that self-insured employers and their private-sector counterparts that employ firefighters owe a duty of good faith
… Read more »A California Assembly committee passed bills that would give certain San Diego city workers a presumption that skin cancer is compensable and allow carriers to continue using
… Read more »Claims for COVID-19 more than doubled in the latter part of 2022, but the surge paled in comparison with the prior two years, according to
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking applications from physicians and pharmacists who are interested in serving on the committee that advises evidence-based changes
… Read more »Lawmakers in Washington state on Tuesday delivered to the governor a bill that would allow psychologists to serve as attending providers for mental health-only claims.
… Read more »Colorado employers that force minors to work more hours than allowed by law or engage in prohibited forms of work could face civil suits in addition
… Read more »The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is looking for two injured workers who could serve on a task force lawmakers charged with studying the impact
… Read more »Longtime California governmental affairs expert and workers’ compensation industry consultant Mark Webb died April 9 from esophageal cancer.
Webb was involved
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